Applicants to this School of Public Health program should apply through SOPHAS, a centralized application service for accredited schools and programs in public health. Application to the Five-Year Undergraduate/MPH is done through SOPHAS Express.

Comprehensive application requirements are detailed on the School of Public Health's admissions requirements website.

If you have any questions regarding the application process for this program, please email masters_admissions@brown.edu.

Students are required to successfully complete 12 course credits (11 full courses and 2 half credit courses) and complete a practicum and an integrated learning experience (either a thesis or a capstone course). Full–time students typically take 6.5 courses in the first year and 5.5 courses in the second year. 

Graduate Tuition & Fees

Please visit the Office of Student Financial Services for up-to-date tuition rates.

Most students are self-supported through a combination of scholarships, loans, outside funding, and/or assistantships. Please visit the master's funding website for more information.

Brown’s MPH combines rigorous, methods-based training with practice experiences that prepare students to address complex health problems across populations and settings. Students develop the skills to use data and evidence-based methods to inform public health research, policy and practice, with opportunities to apply their training to real-world challenges in health care and beyond.

A master of public health can provide the skills and practice experiences needed to address complex health problems and apply evidence-based approaches to public health research, policy and practice. At Brown, the MPH combines methods-based training with hands-on experience, preparing students to apply their knowledge across public health settings, including health care, research, policy and community-based practice.

Brown MPH graduates pursue careers across public and private sectors, including government, health care, academia, nonprofits, consulting, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, health technology and data analytics.

Brown’s MPH provides methods-based training in areas such as epidemiologic methods, data analysis, causal inference, health behavior change, intervention design, policy evaluation and community-engaged research. Through core coursework, a methods-based concentration, electives and practice experiences, students learn to use evidence-based approaches to address complex health problems across populations and settings.

Yes. Brown’s MPH includes practice experiences through a required practicum, where students apply their training in a real-world setting. Students also complete an integrated learning experience, such as a thesis or capstone, providing opportunities to apply evidence-based approaches to complex health problems in public health research, policy and practice.

Consider how its curriculum aligns with your goals, the methods and skills you will develop.  Brown’s MPH combines methods-based training, concentrations, electives and hands-on experiences to prepare students to apply evidence-based approaches to complex health problems across public health settings.